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Author Chibnall, Steve, author.

Title The British "B" film / Steve Chibnall & Brian McFarlane
Published New York : Palgrave Macmillan on behalf of the British Film Institute, 2009

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Description 1 online resource (x, 356 pages) : illustrations
Contents 1. Big Ships and Little Ships -- 2. What's on with it? -- 3. The 'B' Factories -- 4. Behind the Scenes -- 5 . On the Screens -- 6. The Men from the Yard -- 7. Britain in the B's -- 8. The Best of the B's -- Appendix : Revolving B's
Summary "This is the first book to provide a thorough examination of the British 'B' movie, from the war years to the 1960s. The authors draw on archival research, contemporary trade papers and interviews with key 'B' filmmakers to map the 'B' movie phenomenon both as artefact and as industry product, and as a reflection on their times"--Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force. WlAbNL
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Subject B films -- Great Britain -- History and criticism
PERFORMING ARTS -- Reference.
B films
B-Film
Filmkunst.
Lågbudgetfilm, Storbritannien.
Great Britain
Großbritannien
Verenigd Koninkrijk van Groot-Brittannië en Noord-Ierland.
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Form Electronic book
Author McFarlane, Brian, 1934- author.
LC no. 2009044424
ISBN 1844575748
9781844575749